Origin and propagation of the slow wave in the canine stomach: The outlines of a gastric conduction system

American Journal of Physiology - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology

Volumn 296, Issue 6, 2009, Pages

  Lammers, Wim J E P ^a,d   Ver Donck, Luc ^b   Stephen, Betty ^a   Smets, Dirk ^b   Schuurkes, Jan A J ^c  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b JANSSEN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (Belgium)

^c Movetis   (Belgium)

^d UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Amplitude; Gastric conduction system; Pacemaker; Slow wave; Velocity

Indexed keywords

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; EXPERIMENTAL DOG; FEMALE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH MOTILITY; STOMACH MUSCLE;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS; DOGS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; FEMALE; GASTRIC FUNDUS; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PYLORIC ANTRUM; PYLORUS; STOMACH;

EID: 67049146673     PISSN: 01931857     EISSN: 15221547     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.90581.2008     Document Type: Article

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